Ok! Got the whole kit laid out tonight to see what I've got and make sure everything is there.

Everything I can see, except the oil pump O-ring, is here. Even a drain plug gasket!

It also has a thermostat O ring gasket, and the water neck gasket itself. Great.

Also, anyone know why there is two different EGR cross over gaskets? (Might have the name wrong)

Something I noticed first hand, is how high quality the gaskets are, they are thick for one, compared to the thin timing cover gaskets that came with my OSK timing kit last time I did a timing job.

The head gasket itself looks great, don't necessarily know if it's gonna get used, it all depends on the condition of the head (which from my observation, is good) and the block. MLS head gaskets are really good and if need be, I'll use one.

And, the old style cork gasket for the pan, which I plan to use RTV on because cork gaskets leak from my experience.

that thermostat o ring keeps the thermostat located in the hole and keeps coolant from getting passed it, use both it and the paper/fiber gasket. I usually tell guys to drill a tiny 1/8 hole in the thermostat itself but seeing you are in Utah I wouldnt do that.

If you go to a heavy duty pressure plate and sticky clutch disc, you might consider getting a new clutch slave cylinder - and having a spare. Several guys I knew experienced the slave cylinder failure. This failure on the trail without a spare will be a trail run you won't forget.

Several guys I knew who installed the CentreForce and heavy duty pressure plates did not like the way they grabbed on engagement. I don't know how Marlin's kit works.

In 20+ years of wheeling, I saw more slave cylinder failures than I did clutch disc failures.

I've been around two different Toyota clutches; a 2WD with a normal clutch and mine with some kind of super-duper clutch. I have a love-hate relationship with mine. I love the heavy-duty clutch in mine because I can remember burning out the clutch on the 2WD with a winter of busting snowdrifts in and out. That was not a good year. I can dish out abuse to my 4WD clutch with way more confidence because it is a heavy-duty unit.

How do I know it's a heavy duty unit? Well, that's the reason I hate it. You rev the engine up to take off from a standstill, and start slowly letting the clutch in. Unless you're really careful, when the pedal is about halfway up the clutch grabs with a jerk and a ka-bang! and the truck shoots forward (on pavement) or spins a tire (on dirt) while the engine lugs down and almost stalls. After nearly 10 months of daily driving this clutch, I've got used to it somewhat, to the point where my love balances out my hate for it. But there's only so much "getting used to" can do.

This seems like a dumb question, but can I follow my 1985 FSM to build this motor? I know the torque differences might be different. If so, I'll just buy a 82-83 FSM on eBay. I'd hate to, I just need the engine building section.